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Melting Glacier in Alaska Floods State Capital

"If it weren’t for them, we would have hundreds and hundreds of flooded homes," said city manager Katie Koester at a news conference, as reported by The Guardian.

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Juneau hit by flooding from melting glacier for third year in a row

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As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions

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Temporary Barriers Spared Alaska's Capital From Severe Flooding. A Long-Term Solution Is Elusive

The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those who live along the picturesque river that winds from the nearby Mendenhall ...

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New river barriers prevented severe flood damage from a glacial outburst in Alaska, officials say

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Mendenhall Valley residents dry out as officials continue to assess flood damage

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Glaciers are melting from hidden underwater waves

Glaciers are top-heavy where they meet the ocean, while most of their mass hides below the surface. Warm water erodes the submerged ice and hollows the base. Afterward, calving sheds the overhanging top. The splash does more than make noise. It stirs the fjord like a spoon in a drink.

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On thin ice: A closer look at Pacific Northwest's glaciers

PORTLAND, Ore. — The beauty of the Three Sisters can stop you in your tracks, but behind the snowcapped peaks lies a troubling shift. Glaciers that have defined Oregon’s high country for thousands of years are melting away at a pace scientists say we’ve never seen before.

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Melting Austrian glacier often threatens villages below

European glaciers are melting faster than anywhere else in the world. NBC News' Molly Hunter traveled to Stubai Glacier in the Austrian Alps to see the decline and understand how the melting ice also creates more frequent risk and uncertainty for the villages below the glacier.

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Monsoon rains and glacier melt raise river levels in Punjab

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has issued an alert on rising river water levels. Monsoon rains and melting glaciers have increased water flow in many rivers. This surge has caused moderate flooding at Kalabagh and Chashma barrages on the Indus River.

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Melting glacier uncovers man who had been missing for 28 years

A melting glacier in northern Pakistan has revealed the body of a man missing for 28 years, several media outlets report. The man, discovered in late July in the Supat Valley by a shepherd, was identified through a card in his pocket. "What I saw was unbelievable," Omar Khan, the shepherd who found the body, told BBC Urdu.

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Greenland’s glaciers are melting like never before, especially ...

The melting glaciers, diminished ice and warmer weather are much different from his childhood, said Kulusuk Mayor Justus Paulsen, who is 58. Sure, it means more fuel is needed for boats to get ...

Melting glacier reveals remains of British scientist who fell into crevasse in Antarctica 66 years ago

The remains of a British scientist who died in Antarctica 66 years ago have been revealed by a melting glacier. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) says Dennis "Tink" Bell fell into a crevasse during a glacier survey at Admiralty Bay on King George Island on July 26, 1959.

Experts detail impact of melting glaciers on Northwest conditions, oceans

Glaciers holding massive amounts of water are melting at unprecedented rates, reshaping ocean systems and influencing conditions in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.